The plans also include details about a community room that will be at the site which can be used by local voluntary and community organisations.

Examples of organisations that could hire out the room include tenants and residents associations, community groups, support groups and certain interest groups, according to the documents submitted by the council.

The self-contained units would act as a “one stop shop where everything can be sorted” for homeless people he added, while it would also contain a space capable of providing emergency accommodation during severe weather for rough sleepers.

The development would also separate single homeless people from family units at other facilities.